# NTSB UNK68X0105: Grumman TBM-3, N68684, Agrinion, Greece, October 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1967
- Place: Agrinion, Greece · AGRINION, Greece
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0088  67/10/16   AGRINION,GREECE     GRUMMAN TBM-3       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5232
        TIME - 1542                    N68684              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 782 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT.OF GREECE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68684](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68684-1967-10-30), registration cancelled 1967-10-30, S/N 5979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3
- Registry model: [Grumman TBM-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (registry code 3950308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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